LM35:

Features

-Calibrated directly in ° Celsius (Centigrade)

- Linear + 10.0 mV/°C scale factor
- 0.5°C accuracy guaranteeable (at +25°C)
- Rated for full −55° to +150°C range
- Suitable for remote applications
- Low cost due to wafer-level trimming
- Operates from 4 to 30 volts
- Less than 60 μA current drain
- Low self-heating, 0.08°C in still air
- Nonlinearity only ±1⁄4°C typical
- Low impedance output, 0.1 for 1 mA load

General Description:The LM35 series are precision integrated-circuit

temperature sensors, whose output voltage is linearly proportional to the
Celsius (Centigrade) temperature. The LM35 thus has an advantage over
linear temperature sensors calibrated in ° Kelvin, as the user is not required
to subtract a large constant voltage from its output to obtain convenient
Centigrade scaling. The LM35 does not require any external calibration or
trimming to provide typical accuracies of ±1⁄4°C at room temperature and
±3⁄4°C over a full −55 to +150°C temperature range. Low cost is assured by
trimming and calibration at the wafer level. The LM35’s low output
impedance, linear output, and precise inherent calibration make interfacing
to readout or control circuitry especially easy. It can be used with single
power supplies, or with plus and minus supplies. As it draws only 60 μA
from its supply, it has very low self-heating, less than 0.1°C in still air. The
LM35 is rated to operate over a −55° to +150°C temperature range, while
the LM35C is rated for a −40° to +110°C range (−10° with improved
accuracy). The LM35 series is available packaged in hermetic TO-46
transistor packages, while the LM35C, LM35CA, and LM35D are also
available in the plastic TO-92 transistor package. The LM35D is also
available in an 8-lead surface mount small outline package and a

plastic TO-220 package

Typical Applications:

Applications:The LM35 can be applied easily in the same way as other

Integrated-circuit temperature sensors. It can be glued or Cemented to a
surface and its temperature will be within about 0.01°C of the surface
temperature.

This presumes that the ambient air temperature is almost the same as the
surface temperature; if the air temperature were much higher or lower
than the surface temperature, the actual temperature of the LM35 die
would be at an intermediate temperature between the surface
temperature and the air temperature. This is expecially true for the TO-92
plastic package, where the copper leads are the principal thermal

path to carry heat into the device, so its temperature might be closer to the
air temperature than to the surface temperature